Pohela Boishakh, otherwise popularly known as Pahela Baisakhi or Poila Baisakh, is the celebration of the Bengali New Year or Nabo Barsho in West Bengal as well as Bangladesh. It celebrates the advent ...

The backlash against Pahela Baishakh and broader Bengali culture is unlikely to be resolved any time soon. Extending her heartfelt greetings to all, including expatriate Bangladeshis on Pahela ...

My Kolkata got in touch with the Probashi community in Erlangen, speaking with key individuals who have made the Puja a grand ...

But their fans can’t help believing, again, this year. Remembering a best friend, packed into a subway car and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary. She was at ...

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the conferral of classical language status to five Indian languages: Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, and Bengali. The decision ... meet criteria ...

setting free Roman Catholic Church's Bengali liturgy from its high-flown literary language since William Carey first translated the holy book into Bengali 200 years back. Published last friday, ...

New year, new financial goals: If you're starting the new year with a list of resolutions, consider adding some financial to-dos, like improving your credit score and making a plan to pay off your ...

Berhampur: The Bengali diaspora in Berhampur city of Odisha’s Ganjam district has been celebrating Durga Puja in their traditional way for 91 years. The Bengalis introduced Durga Puja in Berhampur in ...

Bengali, Assamese, Pali and Prakrit. With this, the number of languages under the classification has risen from six to eleven. In 2004, the Centre created a new category of “classical languages”.

Ushasi Ray is making her return to Bengali TV after almost four years. She will be the lead in a new family drama directed by Raj Chakraborty. Ushasi, known for 'Milon Tithi' and 'Bokul Katha ...

Two giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao are due to arrive at the National Zoo as part of a renewed agreement with Chinese ...

Notably, assembly elections are due later this year in Maharashtra and this was a major poll issue in the state. On October 12, 2004, the Government of India decided to create a new category of ...